Month: October 2020

The Bird in the Bamboo Cage

Book Review for “When we were Young and Brave” by Hazel Gaynor. Summary: “China, December 1941. Having left an unhappy life in England for a teaching post at a missionary school in northern China, Elspeth Kent is now anxious to return home to help the war effort. But as she prepares to leave China, a … Continue reading The Bird in the Bamboo Cage →

#LetsDiscuss2020 #19 – Reviewing Sequels Out of Order – Let’s Talk Bookish #2.

This article was inspired by the Let's Talk Bookish topic hosted by Rukky @ Eternity Books and Dani @ Literary Lion, for the week October 2-9, which is: SHOULD YOU REVIEW A SEQUEL WITHOUT READING THE FIRST BOOK? "When selecting ARCs do you ever choose sequels where you haven’t read the first book in a … Continue reading #LetsDiscuss2020 #19 – Reviewing Sequels Out of Order – Let’s Talk Bookish #2. →

#SomethingDifferent 3 – Another Poem by The Chocolate Lady!

Once upon a time, I wrote poetry! Somewhere deep inside my #LetsDiscuss2020 #DiscussionSunday post about my regimen vs. impulse posting, I posed the question if anyone thought it might be fun for me to post some of my poetry here on my blog. Well, a couple of people showed interest, and the rest of you … Continue reading #SomethingDifferent 3 – Another Poem by The Chocolate Lady! →

#6Degrees of Separation for October 3, 2020.

From “The Turn of the Screw” by Henry James to “The Room” by Jonas Karlsson. This is a monthly link-up hosted by Kate at Books Are My Favourite and Best. Each month a book is chosen as a starting point and linked to six other books to form a chain. A book doesn’t need to … Continue reading #6Degrees of Separation for October 3, 2020. →

TCL’s #ThrowbackThursday and Link Party #8 – October 1, 2020.

What is Throwback Thursday? I've noticed several of these meme on a few book blogs. For example, Susan Loves Books does one, which is (or was originally) hosted by Renee@It’s Book Talk. I also noticed that another fellow blogger, Lorrea @ What 'Cha Readin'?, was doing this as a monthly meme for her blog. Then … Continue reading TCL’s #ThrowbackThursday and Link Party #8 – October 1, 2020. →